Test your basic knowledge |

Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






2. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






3. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






4. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






5. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






6. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






7. Where the revolving door was fully developed






8. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






9. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






10. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






11. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






12. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






13. The amount of light reflected by a hue






14. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






15. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






16. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






17. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






18. Application of potassium sulphide






19. Creates blue dye






20. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






21. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






22. Renowned for paintings and prints






23. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






24. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






25. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






26. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






27. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






28. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






29. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






30. Known for his glass sculpture






31. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






32. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






33. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






34. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






35. Pale green






36. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






37. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






38. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






39. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






40. Something that supports a sculpture






41. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






42. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






43. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






44. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






45. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






46. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






47. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






48. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






49. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






50. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han